Diversity Registry: Look up Employer Diversity Initiatives

Introducing The Diversity Registry

A reference to look up employers' diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplace, supplier contracting, markets and other areas

Co-presented by DiversityRegistry.com, IMDiversity.com and BlackCollegian.com

THE DIVERSITY REGISTRY is a reference resource where job seekers and others can research and compare information from employers with active diversity programs according to a wide range of indicators -- from diversity recruitment and inclusion programs to supplier diversity and contracting opportunities to minority community involvement and award recognitions, and more.

The Diversity Registry provides quick access to an employer's specific diversity programs information on their website or published/downloadable elsewhere. The Diversity Registry is also where employers can present additional or time-sensitive information about their organizational diversity initiatives, news and announcements.

The complete Diversity Registry may be viewed at DiversityRegistry.com, but also searched from IMDiversity.com/registry and BlackCollegian.com/registry, with additions published in THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine.

View the Diversity Registry Member Pages

Or, View by Diversity Look-up Category

• Diversity & Inclusion - General
• CEO Statement/Quote on Diversity
• Employee Affinity Groups and Diversity Networks
• Supplier Diversity & Contracting Programs
• Diversity Awards and Recognitions
• Entry-Level/College Diversity Initiatives
• Workplace Diversity, Employees and Culture
• Minority Community Involvement and Outreach
• Global Diversity / Multicultural Markets

Poll Shows Audience Growth Even as Ethnic Media Struggle

On the eve of its National Ethnic Media Expo & Awards, New America Media, a collaboration of more than 2,500 ethnic media outlets, has released a poll suggesting that "Ethnic Media Outlets Gain in Readers and Viewers" even as the economic downturn is taking a dire toll on small niche publishers of the sort represented among NAM's affiliates.

In its poll analyzing current figures against those taken in 2005, New America Media has marked singificant growth in Hispanic-targeted media in particular: "The penetration of Spanish-language radio stations and newspapers has increased substantially...Moreover, Spanish-language television stations now reach 86 percent of all Hispanic adults in the United States, while access to the Internet among Hispanics has grown from 24 percent in 2005 to 37 percent this year."

It also finds that "Other ethnic communities are also tuning into their media outlets. African-American audiences for television stations, radio stations and newspapers that focus on Black themes has increased about 10 percent since 2005; Chinese-language television stations and newspapers now reach 70 percent of all Chinese adults in the US, up from 55 percent in 2005; and Korean-language newspapers reach 64 percent of all Korean adults in the country, a boost from 46 percent in 2005."

The report makes an argument for the increasing relevance and importance of ethnic media for addressing the unique interests of niche communities, even as many publications are shutting their doors -- at least on the brick-and-mortar, paper publishing operations. Finding industry "strategies for surviving the economic downturn" is the theme of NAM's annual Expo, which takes place this year on June 4-5 at the Atlanta Hyatt Regency Hotel.

For more, see Poll Shows Ethnic Media Outlets Gain in Readers and Viewers

Updates to the Virtual Diversity Career Fair

We're pleased to announce the addition of several employers participating in the 2009 Virtual Diversity Career Fair, co-presented by IMDiversity, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Online, and Black College Wire. The annual event spotlights employers who confirm they are still actively seeking entry-level and student/recent graduate candidates for open positions in the second semester until graduation. Interested candidates of all backgrounds, majors and degree types are welcomed to review and apply for opportunities.

Now available for review on the Fair are profiles and current opportunity postings for the following employers:

Boy Scouts of America

CGI

City Year

Covance, Inc.

FBI

GEICO

Harris Corporation

Mercer

MTA Metro-North Railroad / Human Resources - Employment

Raytheon

Regions Financial Corporation

SRA International, Inc.

The TJX Companies, Inc.

T-Mobile

Walgreens

Whirlpool Corporation

Additional employers will be added on a rolling basis as they come in and announced throughout the duration of the Fair.

Surveyed HR and Training Executives Unsure How to Apply Diversity

Surveyed HR and Training Executives Unsure How to Apply Diversity, reported by Kim R Wells, on his blog, Professional Edge:

According to a recent article by Kathy Gurchiek in Society of Human Resource Management's HR News, putting diversity into practice has been a challenge for many firms. For many of you young professionals looking to access and advance in today's top corporations this may be of interest to you.

According to the article, organizations are increasingly committed to diversity in their workforce, but one-fourth of more than 2,000 senior HR and training executives polled are unsure how to apply it and leverage its benefits; a conclusion based on findings by the Boston-based Novations Group, a global consulting organization that commissioned the Internet survey of 2,046 workers conducted in February 2007.

Kim Wells is a regular columnist and blogger for IMDiversity and THE BLACK COLLEGIAN, as well as a business consultant and Career Services Director at Howard University.

Study: Turnover at Accounting Firms

Industry Report
Report: Accounting Firms Face Significant Risk of Turnover by Women and Men of Color
Catalyst.org releases first in a new series of industry-specific diversity research reports

Census: 300+ U.S. Counties Now 'Majority-Minority'

More Than 300 Counties Now "Majority-Minority"
Nearly one in every 10 of the nation’s counties has a population more than 50% minority, according to a new release by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Excerpts from the summary ...

Nearly one in every 10 of the nation’s 3,141 counties has a population that is more than 50 percent minority. In 2006, eight counties that had not previously been majority-minority pushed the national total to 303, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today.

The two largest counties passing this threshold between July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006, are Denver County, Colo., and East Baton Rouge Parish, La., with total populations of 566,974 and 429,073, respectively. Three other counties were in Texas (Winkler, Waller and Wharton), with one each in Montana (Blaine), New Mexico (Colfax) and Virginia (Manassas Park, an independent city and considered a county equivalent).

Los Angeles County, Calif., had the largest minority population in the country in 2006. At 7 million, or 71 percent of its total, Los Angeles County is home to one in every 14 of the nation’s minority residents. The county’s minority population is higher than the total population of 38 states, with the largest population of Hispanics, Asians, and American Indians and Alaska Natives in the country. It also has the second largest population of blacks and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.

Harris County, Texas, gained 121,400 minority residents between 2005 and 2006, which led the nation. Harris (Houston is its largest city) now has a minority population of 2.5 million, comprising 63 percent of its total. Its minority population ranks third nationally, not far behind second place Cook County, Ill. (Chicago).

Based on total population, Starr County, Texas, located on the Mexican border, had the highest proportion of all counties that was minority, at 98 percent. Among the nation’s 25 most populous counties, Miami-Dade County, Fla., had the highest proportion minority, at 82 percent.

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